Over 100 members of the Yale community joined President Peter Salovey June 19 for the formal dedication of a state-of-the-art conservation laboratory shared by all collections at Yale. The new laboratory unites conservators and scientists in service to Yale’s many collections and museums.

The 12 feet wide and 16 feet long Wikihouse sits among a stand of Japanese knotweed on the far side of the West Campus Urban Farm. F&ES student, Peter Hirsch, built the revolutionary structure as part of his research on the feasibility of open source and efficient design technologies.